A Development kit for the low-power nRF54L15 wireless SoC can emulate nRF54L10, nRF54L05

The nRF54L15 DK is a development and prototyping platform for wireless and IoT applications. Based on the nRF54L15 SoC, the kit provides all the features of the nRF54L15 and emulates other SoCs in the series, like the nRF54L10 and nRF54L05. This allows users to evaluate different memory and performance configurations without needing additional hardware. Compact and cost-efficient, the kit finds applications: embedded systems, automation, and IoT product development.

This development kit is based on the nRF54L15 SoC with a 128 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 processor, providing high computational efficiency at low power consumption. RISC-V Coprocessor: 128 MHz FLPR for running tasks that are time-critical.

The SoC integrates high-speed peripherals such as SPI, UART, TWI, PDM, I2S, PWM, and QDEC, and a 14-bit ADC, which enables the compatibility of various external devices and sensors. As security threats are increasing in IoT-related applications, TrustZone Technology further supports additional security features of the Trusted Execution Environment, tampering detection,side-channel leakage protection, and cryptographic accelerator for running sensitive processes in security.

The largest series’ memory configuration, the nRF54L15 SoC is equipped with 1.5 MB of NVM and 256 KB of RAM. It enables the development of resource-intensive applications and supports multiple protocol stacks running concurrently. When a project requires a smaller memory configuration, this kit allows developers to emulate the nRF54L10 (1.0 MB NVM, 192 KB RAM) and the nRF54L05 (0.5 MB NVM, 96 KB RAM). This flexibility ascertains that users can optimize designs for particular application needs without the need for extra hardware.

The kit combines an ultra-low-power 2.4 GHz radio with TX power up to 8 dBm meaning it can transmit signals with decent power and RX sensitivity down to -96 dBm meaning it can receive signals having low power. It also contains a high-resolution 14-bit ADC supporting sampling rates of up to 2 MS/sec for precise analog signal processing. The Global RTC operates in the System OFF mode, operating with ultra-low current consumption of only 0.8µA. These make the kit ideal in a wide array of applications, both power- and performance-sensitive designs.

The board features include the following: a USB interface for use in programming and debugging, an extension with 31 GPIO lines. The nRF5340 DK supports BLE 6.0 with advanced features like Channel Sounding and periodic advertising with Responses. This board is also compatible with the Zigbee, Thread, Matter, and proprietary 2.4 GHz communication protocols. This kit has emulation capability, developers can simulate how different SoCs in the same nRF54L Series operate.

The nRF54L15 Development Kit is a versatile device targeted at developers in areas concerning wireless and IoT solutions. This device has several unique features, which makes it considerable for design optimization at varied memory and performance needs. For more information refer to documentation. The board is available on nordicsemi.com

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